With many people working from home due to the coronavirus lockdown, stories are hitting social media that involve people who dressed inappropriately for conference calls and were found out. Even the media is making mistakes. Take the case of the Good Morning America reporter, who thought he had it covered when he wore a shirt and jacket for an on-air broadcast, only to have the camera pan out a little too far, showing that he had no pants on.

A Japanese company is making sure that doesn’t happen again by designing Work From Home Jammies. They’re a combination of pajamas and a formal shirt. The shirt part is minimized to about half the pullover — just enough to make it look like you’re wearing a proper shirt on camera. The rest of the outfit is simply comfort clothes. The shirts come in three colors and sell for $112.

Sunday, June 7, 2020

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On This Day

1968 Sirhan Sirhan is indicted for the assassination of US Senator Robert Kennedy. He was sentenced to life in prison. He has been up for parole 15 times, denied each time on the grounds that he has not expressed adequate remorse for his crime.

Fact of the Day

The 1883 Eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia was so loud that it was heard over 3,000 miles away, which is the equivalent of hearing a sound from Ireland while you are in Boston. It ruptured the eardrums of sailors over 40 miles away.

Nature Oddities

Rats can go up to 2 weeks without water, longer than camels, who can only go 3-5 days without water.

Food and Drink

English legend claims that the name “sirloin steak” comes from when King James I of England was so impressed by the quality of his steak that he knighted the loin of beef, which was referred to thereafter as “Sirloin.”